In the second quarter, network interface card (NIC) shipments were up 7.5% sequentially and 45% on year to 39.6 million units with Mini PCI modules being the key shipments driver. Growing demand from the channel following the ratification of the 802.11n draft resulted in a significant rise in wireless router (WR) shipments (which include access points (AP) in this report) to the retail market in the second quarter, while WR shipments to telecom carriers also steadily grew.